Europe split on migrant crisis on eve of Brussels talks
SOFIA/RIGONCE, Slovenia (Reuters) – European leaders traded threats and reprimands on Saturday as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis….
Support for Irish PM’s party hits three-year high in poll
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for the party of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has hit a three-year high in one of the country’s main opinion polls months ahead of a general election and following a budget of tax cuts and spending increases.
Blasts kill one, wound dozens before Shi’ite march in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) – A series of blasts killed at least one person and wounded dozens as Shi’ite Muslims gathered for a procession in the old part of Bangladesh’s capital early on Saturday to mark the holy day of Ashura, police said.
Russia says wants Syria elections, ready to help Free Syrian Army
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow intensified its drive to convert its increased clout with Damascus into a political settlement.
Identifying victims of French bus crash to take weeks
PUISSEGUIN, France (Reuters) – French investigators at the scene of a crash involving a truck and a coach carrying elderly day-trippers that killed at least 43 people said on Saturday that identifying the victims of France’s worst road accident in deca…
Tanzanian presidential candidates wrap up campaigns with song and dance
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s presidential candidates wrapped up their election campaigns with song and dance at big final rallies on Saturday, with the ruling party and the opposition vowing to lift millions out of poverty and end rampant corru…
Nigerian court annuls state governor vote in southern oil hub
ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court on Saturday annulled the governor’s election in the country’s oil hub Rivers State due to irregularities and ordered a fresh vote within three months in a ruling likely to add to tensions in the sensitive region.
Militants kill Islamist election candidate in Egypt’s Sinai: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Suspected militants shot dead an Islamist candidate in the parliamentary election and three police officers were killed by a roadside bomb in Arish city in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday, security sources said.
NATO report into Kunduz hospital air strike delayed
(Reuters) – A preliminary NATO report into a U.S. air strike on a hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Oct. 3, originally expected to be released within a few days, has been delayed while investigations continue, officials said.
EU’s Juncker wants decisions on Balkan refugee crisis on Sunday
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker aims to get a group of EU leaders attending a summit on Sunday to agree short-term steps to tackle the migrant crisis in the western Balkans.
